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Author:

Hansen, Phillip Birger, 1949- author.

Title:

Reconsidering C.B. Macpherson : from possessive individualism to democratic theory and beyond / Phillip Hansen.

Publisher:

University of Toronto Press,

Copyright Date:

2015

Description:

x, 376 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Macpherson, C. B.--(Crawford Brough),--1911-1987--Criticism and interpretation.
Democracy.
Individualism.
Liberalism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-362) and index.

Contents:

Possessive individualism as critique : history, ontology and the roots of liberalism -- Human nature and democratic possibilities : Macpherson, ontology and the fate of liberal democracy -- Capitalism, socialism, and self-development : Macpherson and/on Marx -- C.B. Macpherson, democracy, and democratic theory 1 : revisionist liberalism and the two faces of liberty -- C.B. Macpherson, democracy, and democratic theory 2 : human rights, democratic expressions, and democratic models -- Political theory, social science and social critique : C.B. Macpherson, philosophy, and methodology.

Summary:

"This manuscript seeks to provide a fresh and comprehensive re-interpretation of the ideas of the world-renowned Canadian Political theorist, C.B. Macpherson."-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1442630590 (cloth)
9781442630598 (cloth)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)919014168

LCCN:

2015510446

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)